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Complete Removal of a Tear Gland

Delaware rates for HCPCS 68500

Removes the whole tear-producing gland that sits under the bone at the outer top corner of the eye socket. It is done for disease of the gland itself, such as long-standing inflammation or infection, rather than for a growth in the gland; taking out a growth, harmless or cancerous, is a different operation. The gland is taken out entirely rather than in part.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Complete Removal of a Tear Gland cost?

$1,148

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,148 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,148 from a physician practice, and about $4,898 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,148$1,096 to $1,175
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,898$1,096 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,898 · 10th to 90th $646 to $7,244Professionalmedian $1,148 · 10th to 90th $977 to $1,905
$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0K$5.0Kfacility $4,898professional $1,148

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,621.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Wyoming than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Delaware $1,148 · 48th of 51
WY $6,026VT $1,122

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.